14 min listen
1906 Earthquake: Oral Histories from Black San Franciscans
FromBay Curious
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Apr 18, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Listener Allison Pennell recently saw a museum booklet featuring archival photos of Black residents watching the fire that consumed the city after the 1906. It got her wondering how this specific community fared after the quake, especially given the entrenched racism of the time.
Additional Reading:
Stunning Archival Photos Of the 1906 Earthquake And Fire
tanea lunsford lynx's We Were Here project
Entire set of Afro-American Oral Histories, Pre-WWII
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This story was reported by Katrina Schwartz. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Christopher Beale, Brendan Willard and Katherine Monahan. Additional support from Cesar Saldana, Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Jasmine Garnett, Carly Severn, Joshua Ling, Holly Kernan and the whole KQED family.
Additional Reading:
Stunning Archival Photos Of the 1906 Earthquake And Fire
tanea lunsford lynx's We Were Here project
Entire set of Afro-American Oral Histories, Pre-WWII
Sign up for our newsletter
Enter our Sierra Nevada Brewing Company monthly trivia contest
Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts
This story was reported by Katrina Schwartz. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Christopher Beale, Brendan Willard and Katherine Monahan. Additional support from Cesar Saldana, Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Jasmine Garnett, Carly Severn, Joshua Ling, Holly Kernan and the whole KQED family.
Released:
Apr 18, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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